Bug 1274692

Now I added in virt-manager a virtio serial controller.
I start the vm, go in device manager and see a "PCI simple communication controller".

I select "PCI simple", update driver, select the virtio serial driver (vioserial). The result is a BSOD with WDF_VIOLATION code.

Other manipulation, independantly of the above one.

In the virt-manager, I add hardware, select channel, name = com.redhat.spice.0
type= spicevmc

I have the following message:
error starting domain. early end of file from monitor.
- device virtserialport, bus=virtio-serial0.0.nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,id=channel0,name=com.redhat.spice.0

virtio-serial bus: out of range port id specified, max allowed:0
device 'virtserialport' could not be initialzed.

libvirt version: 1.2.9
qemu version: 2.1.2

Hi,

Are you sure this bug is reported against the right product and component? This does not sounds like a RHEV issue.

No !
By analogy with the bug  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895356
which is not dependant of RHEV bur rather for windows 2012.
I guess people like Vadim Rozenfeld or Martin could help.
Any suggestion if I must move my question ?

(In reply to bertaudmarc from comment #5)
> No !
> By analogy with the bug  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895356
> which is not dependant of RHEV bur rather for windows 2012.
> I guess people like Vadim Rozenfeld or Martin could help.
> Any suggestion if I must move my question ?

First of all, you are mixing multiple issues into a single bug report. This makes it very difficult to handle and distribute the issues to people. I suggest multiple reports. Secondly, if you think Vadim or Martin can help - CC them, set NeedInfo or just email them / the users mailing list.

- Why not file it on virt-manager, if you have issues around it?
- I'm sure spice has components as well (perhaps even in freedesktop.org?)
- issue 895356 is not a bug, but a Request For Enhancement.
- I'd add logs. The libvirt.xml file for example, is critical.If you can't get the virtio-serial, try to get it working first, before everything else.

These problems seem to be linked: no channel, no virtio-serial installed.
Most errors often referred to buqzilla.redhat.com by searching with google: this is probably the best source to solve such problems !
It's the first time I use this site: I will CC them ...

The xml file of my vm: sbs2012.xml                                  

<!--
WARNING: THIS IS AN AUTO-GENERATED FILE. CHANGES TO IT ARE LIKELY TO BE
OVERWRITTEN AND LOST. Changes to this xml configuration should be made using:
  virsh edit sbs2012
or other application using the libvirt API.
-->

<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>sbs2012</name>
  <uuid>720bc189-1165-04b7-a92b-f17e9b194ca7</uuid>
  <memory unit='KiB'>16777216</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>8388608</currentMemory>
  <vcpu placement='static'>8</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.12'>hvm</type>
    <boot dev='hd'/>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
 <apic/>
    <pae/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact'>
    <model fallback='allow'>Nehalem</model>
    <vendor>Intel</vendor>
    <feature policy='require' name='tm2'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='est'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='monitor'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ds'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ss'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='vme'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='dtes64'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='rdtscp'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ht'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='dca'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='pbe'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='tm'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='pdcm'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='vmx'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='ds_cpl'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='xtpr'/>
    <feature policy='require' name='acpi'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='localtime'/>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native'/>
      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/sbs2012-1.img'/>
      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x0b' function='0x0'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <source dev='/dev/sr0'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <shareable/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <source file='/usr/share/virtio-win/virtio-win-0.1.110.iso'/>
      <target dev='hdd' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='1'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
      <master startport='0'/>
     <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08' function='0x0'$
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
      <master startport='2'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09' function='0x0'$
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
      <master startport='4'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x0a' function='0x0'$
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'$
    </controller>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:33:71:2f'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='virtio'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x0c' function='0x0'$
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target port='0'/>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes' listen='127.0.0.1'>
      <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
    </graphics>
    <sound model='es1370'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'$
    </sound>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' heads='1'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'$
    </video>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'$
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>

(In reply to bertaudmarc from comment #1)
> Now I added in virt-manager a virtio serial controller.
> I start the vm, go in device manager and see a "PCI simple communication
> controller".
> 
> I select "PCI simple", update driver, select the virtio serial driver
> (vioserial). The result is a BSOD with WDF_VIOLATION code.

Have you managed to install vioserial driver? Or can you upload the relevant 
crash dump file?

Thanks,
Vadim.

Yes, see comment #1, the result is a blue screen with WDF_VIOLATION code when I update the driver. The text begin by "your pc ran into a problem need to restart ...". 
Where is the crash dump in ws2012 ?

Created attachment 1086522 [details]
dump on ws2012

I found this as dump

Created attachment 1086523 [details]
minidump

and this

Created attachment 1086537 [details]
dump analysis with windbg

I think

What are you waiting for me now ?

virt-viewer version: 1.0-1

I succeeded to create the Channel spice. Why now ? That will stay a mystery.
When I start the vm I have the following message:

Error starting domain: internal error: early end of file from monitor: possible problem:
2015-11-17T16:47:01.897072Z qemu-system-x86_64: -device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,id=channel0,name=com.redhat.spice.0: virtio-serial-bus: Out-of-range port id specified, max. allowed: 0
2015-11-17T16:47:01.897138Z qemu-system-x86_64: -device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,nr=1,chardev=charchannel0,id=channel0,name=com.redhat.spice.0: Device 'virtserialport' could not be initialized

As suggested by some people I changed in the xml file the following line:
<type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-0.12'>hvm</type>
by this one:
<type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-1.1'>hvm</type>
and ...

the domain can start ! why ?

Finally I installed the vioser.inf driver for the PCI simple communications controller !

The copy/paste procedure seems to work.
The "fullscreen" is not auto ?

My problems are solved but the explanation is welcome ;-)

Closing since there are multiple issues described in this bug related to variously qemu, virt-manager and the guest OS. There is no obvious action required from POV of virt-view.

The needinfo request[s] on this closed bug have been removed as they have been unresolved for 120 days